Champion trainer Darren Weir hopes to end a 14-year Ballarat Cup drought for his stable with a massive team of runners in Saturday’s $350,000 finale to the spring carnival.

Flemington or the bush – it makes no difference these days to Irish jockey John Allen after he continued his tremendous run of Melbourne Cup carnival success with a win in the Ararat Cup on Sunday for trainer Darren Weir.

They will back plenty in the 2018 Launceston Cup at Launceston on Wednesday.

The 2018 Launceston Cup at Launceston on Wednesday has a full field of 16 to go around.

The 2018 Hobart Cup looks an extremely competitive edition with the big prizemoney on offer ensuring a good clash between the locals and the visitors.